What is the difference between an eBook and a print book?
eBook versions of Bibles contain all the content and supplementary materials found in the original print versions and are optimized for navigation in the various apps and devices used for display. eReaders recognize text as one fluid string and are formatted in a single column, which differs from the multi-column layout seen in many print version Bibles. Therefore, some content may not match the exact appearance of the original print version, but instead uses hyperlinks to navigate between related content.
How do I use the eBook Table of Contents?
* Important Note: Be sure to consult your device manufacturer’s User’s Guide for device-specific navigation instructions. *
The Table of Contents is generally formatted in the same order as the original print version and hyperlinked as follows:
To navigate to specific Bible books, chapters, or verses, please note the following:
• Book links (Ex. “Genesis”) go directly to the Introduction of each book, or the beginning of that Bible book if there is no introductory text.
• Chapter links go directly to the beginning of the chapter associated with a book.
• Use the device’s “Next Page/Previous Page” buttons or functions to scroll through the verses in each chapter.
• Every Bible book and chapter hyperlink in the Bible text returns or goes back to the Table of Contents. Or, use the device’s “back” button or function to go back to the last selection.
How do I navigate supplementary materials?
Articles and Features related to Bible content are accessible through the pointer links that are interspersed throughout the Bible text.
• Select the hyperlinked content title at the end of a paragraph where referenced Bible verse(s) appear to go to its location in the Annotations section at the end of each Bible book.
• Select the hyperlinked title entry to go back to the Bible verse location, or use the device’s “back” button or function to go back to the last selection.
Study Notes (commentary) are hyperlinked to verse numbers where study notes are available in the main Bible text to go to its location at the end of each Bible book.
• Click a hyperlinked verse number to the corresponding study note (commentary).
• Click a hyperlinked verse number to the left of the study note (commentary) and you are returned to the main Bible text.
Cross-References are marked with a small, hyperlinked letter “a” to point out verses that will explain the referenced word or phrase.
• Click the hyperlinked letter in the main Bible text to the corresponding cross reference(s).
• Click the hyperlinked symbol to the left of the cross reference(s) and you are returned to the main Bible text.
Text Notes are marked with a small, hyperlinked number “1” to indicate important textual information.
• Click the hyperlinked number to the left of the word or phrase in the main Bible text to the corresponding note.
• Click the hyperlinked number to the left of the note and you are returned to the main Bible text.
Indexes are features that supplement the Bible text and are hyperlinked directly to the content-specific location following the main Bible text.
• Select the hyperlinked entry in the Table of Contents to the specific article, list, or index.
• Select the Bible reference or article hyperlink to the corresponding main Bible text or article.
• Use the device’s “back” button or function to go back to the last selection.
Concordance includes an alphabetic list of important words.
• Select the hyperlinked letter of the alphabet to the corresponding list of entries from the Table of Contents.
• Use the device’s “Next Page/Previous Page” buttons or functions to scroll through the entries.
• Select the Bible reference hyperlink to the corresponding main Bible text or use the device’s “back” button or function to go back to the last selection
Color Maps are included as images and optimized for eReader device display.
• Select the hyperlinked entry in the Table of Contents to a specific map.
• Use the device’s “back” button or function to go back to the last selection.